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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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